The Pit (aka Le Petit Verdon) 

Parking access has changed:

flagstaffclimbing.com/notice-change-in-parking-at-the-pit/

The Pit is an awesome cold weather crag, a destination in the Flagstaff area.

So was anyone around when the anchor rock fell off of Sporte (right of Mordor)?

Check out the Dr. Topo guidebook here

Hey, Anyone know what caused the massive puddle of blood at the base of Mr. Slate?

Most of the routes we put up at The Pit were climbed in the winter when we didn't want to drive south, or go out of state. "The Oven" was a favorite hang on days when it especially cold, and that is how it got it's name.
Locals climbed at The Pit for almost two years before we let the cat out of the bag. This was based on a vote at Alpine Pizza of course.

I can remember climbing on the Gone Wall one day and getting a cactus needle stuck in my arm. At the base, I pulled out the needle and it had gone into my brachial artery. Jets of blood sperted out of my arm every time my heart beat. My partner that day, Paul B almost passed out looking ... so I teased him by slapping my hand over it every once in awhile to stop-start it. It was hilarious. Left a huge puddle of blood (although that was many, many years ago)! Funny stuff!

Hey. Cool that John M. has jumped in.

Sorry FUNGUY, no such luck, from the looks of the two shiny draws hanging, the second one way off route I might add, the poor individual pitched making the third clip & decked, Haaard. Fresh blood at the crag, kinda surreal. Hope they're ok.

I notice on their website that Canyon Vista Campground is open May 16-October but many people comment on the great winter climbing here. Am I right to assume that the campground is accessible during their off-season? I'll be traveling through that area around late April and wanted to check out the pit for a day but didn't want to waste my time if it is going to be gated up or something. Thanks.

New 1/2" Anchors for The Twister and Dee-Lite on the Upper Tier.

A block with Anchors for some Upper Tier climbs (Dee-Lite & The Twister) had fallen sometime Nov. 2010.

There is a piece with a bolt at the bottom of The Twister.

We were harassed by the park management at canyon vista for supposedly speeding (even though we weren't). These people were totally irrational and I would say hostile had they not been in their 80s. They told us the speed limit is 5 MPH (we were going maybe 10?) and then admitted to us that it isn't posted. They even threatened to call the sheriff for no apparent reason. I think these people may be trying to deter climbers. When I lived in Flag the place was under different management and we didn't have any problems. Has anyone else caught flak from these loons?

Jeremy, I have also been chased down by the camp host for "speeding." That was about three years ago. I doubt they are trying to deter climbers specifically because that parking is also used for the popular Sandy's Canyon hike. I'm not sure why they're so hostile about it.
They're probably just bored. It's probably best to just humor the hosts and take it slow through the campground.

Jeremy, It as about Mid July when my friend and I got into a "conversation" with the new camp host. He gave us trouble because we backed into the parking spot, instead of pulling forward. He said we were going to cause a forest fire with our "Hot" tailpipes backing up to the meadow and we should be written up for it. Alos we were coming out after 8pm, evidently The Pit and not just the parking area closes after 8pm. He was also trying to tell us it would be out fault if climbing at The Pit was closed indefinitely, haha. I miss the guy from last summer, he was definitely more of a people person.

Climb on!

i would say placate the host by driving slowly and being nice, but it doesn't seem to work. he is confrontational and bears no small resemblance to the guy from the haunted amusement park on scooby-doo... since he's asked me if we are climbing and then hassled us, i'm going to suggest he spends a lot of time at the campground focused on what terrible people climbers are, with their 7 mph speeding habits....

Where can I find a guide?